Books like Above all things by Tanis Rideout

A historical novel set in the 12th century, focusing on the building of a cathedral and the surrounding community's fortunes amidst historical events of the time.

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln’s son Willie dies and finds himself in a Tibetan bardo, where ghosts, grief and battle over a young boy’s soul blend absurdity with the horror of loss.

A woman born on a snowy night in 1910 dies and is reborn repeatedly, each life giving her the chance to alter history as the world heads toward another global conflict.

Mario Puzo traces the rise of the Borgia family, revealing the intertwined forces of ambition, faith, and power that shaped one of Italy’s most notorious dynasties.

In Victorian London, long‑separated friends Emily ‘Fido’ Faithfull and Helen rekindle a bond when Fido steers Helen into an affair with a young army officer, only to risk everything with a mysterious sealed letter.

A historical novel set during the Third Crusade, narrated by a minstrel companion of King Richard I, exploring the king’s relationships with his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine and Princess Berengaria of Navarre.

¿Fue realmente Edmund Hillary el primer hombre en llegar, en 1953, al techo del mundo? El reciente hallazgo del cadáver congelado del montañero británico George Leigh Mallory, desaparecido en 1924, ha arrojado muchas dudas al respecto. Con este hallazgo parece haberse resuelto uno de los mayores misterios de la historia del montañismo del siglo XX. Mallory, el montañero británico más experto de su época, y su compañero Irvine estaban a pocos metros de la cima y a corta distancia de convertirse en los primeros seres humanos en alcanzar el punto más alto del planeta, cuando desaparecieron en la niebla y entraron para siempre en la historia. El 1 de mayo de 1999, la Expedición de Investigación Mallory & Irvine encontró el cuerpo de Mallory —asombrosamente bien conservado— en la cara norte del Everest. *Los fantasmas del Everest* es el apasionante relato de los protagonistas de ese hallazgo y expone por primera vez lo que esas nuevas pruebas revelan acerca del último día de Mallory e Irvine. Este libro presenta la historia exclusiva de los hallazgos de la expedición de 1999 junto con un sorprendente análisis forense de las pruebas recientemtne descubiertas y las respuestas a la pregunta fundamental: ¿alcanzaron Mallory e Irvine la cumbre del Everest casi tres décadas antes que Hillary y Norgay? Ofrece además una apasionante reconstrucción, paso a paso, del ascenso de Mallroy e Irvine en 1924.

Georgette Heyer’s tale follows William, Duke of Normandy, as he rises to become King of England in 1066, detailing his trials, alliances, and the pivotal Battle of Hastings.

Set in London in 1918, "The Eye in the Door" follows Billy Prior, an Intelligence officer at the Ministry of Munitions, as he wrestles with his personal relationships and identity while serving the war effort.

Naomi Wood’s Mrs. Hemingway traces the lives and loves of Ernest Hemingway’s four wives—Hadley, Pauline, Martha, and Mary—through authentic letters and telegrams across 1920s Paris to 1960s America.

Stewart O'Nan’s historical novel portrays F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final years in Hollywood as he struggles, writes screenplays, and navigates romance with columnist Sheilah Graham, amid the glitter of 1930s studio life.

In Tudor England, two sisters embroiled in political intrigue and love navigate the treacherous court as Mary Tudor’s reign unfolds, risking treason for survival and choice between duty and desire.

La obra relata la enigmática desaparición de George Mallory y Andrew Irvine en su intento de conquistar el Everest en 1924 y el hallazgo de su cuerpo en 1999, explorando la vida y la leyenda de este destemido montañero.

Roland Huntford’s compelling dual biography chronicles the fierce South Pole race between Britain’s Scott and Norway’s Amundsen, revealing ambition, rivalry and the harsh realities of polar exploration.

A biographical historical novel that follows the budding friendship between a teenage Louise Brooks and a middle‑aged chaperone as they travel to New York City in 1922, showing how the journey reshapes their lives.